장교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 將校

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)교]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	janggyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	janggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	changgyo
Yale Romanization?	cāngkyo

Noun

장교 • (janggyo) (hanja 將校)

1. (military) officer

Derived terms

• 병참장교(兵站將校) (byeongchamjanggyo)